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Socrates

Episode 2 of 3

Historian Bettany Hughes is in Greece, on the trail of the hugely influential maverick thinker Socrates, who was executed for his beliefs.

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59 minutes

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Mon 22 Sep 202500:30
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterBettany Hughes
Series ProducerRob Cowling
Executive ProducerMike Smith

Broadcasts

  • Wed 12 Aug 201521:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 13 Aug 201503:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 1 Feb 201722:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 25 Oct 201722:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 23 Aug 201801:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 25 Apr 201901:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 10 Sep 201900:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 4 Mar 202002:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 29 Jun 202017:00
    Red Button One
  • Tue 30 Jun 202016:00
    Red Button One
  • Wed 1 Jul 202015:00
    Red Button One
  • Wed 1 Jul 202020:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 2 Jul 202002:30
    BBC Four
  • Thu 2 Jul 202018:00
    Red Button One
  • Fri 3 Jul 202017:00
    Red Button One
  • Sat 8 May 202109:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 23 Jul 202219:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 24 Jul 202201:30
    BBC Four
  • Mon 16 Sep 202423:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 22 Sep 202500:30
    BBC Four

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